The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-13

dance, and, Eeartened up as was,
can tell you made those long green
legs OF mine fly in swingin' on the cor
ners. had for my partner the hand
soonest, limberest and wilingest gal IN
the whole outfit, and / was so jubi-
liant that / could hardly stay on the
ground, but bounded like ] was
made of iniun rubber. Presently,
when I'd jist cut wonderful flourish,
there arose cry of 'Hurrah for the
Green Dragon of the Plains!' 'Whoop.
er Bully for the Green Dragon' and
so the cry went up from q hundred
throats. Hardly was this over before
at another high flourish there was
cry OF 'Hurrah for the Desert Wait and
the Green Dragonl Hi, hi. for the
Desert Wait, the Queen OF the Plains!
And the Rose OF Missouri" added an
other voice.
" What do they mean by Green
Dragon and Desert Waif?' whispered
my partner.
"'Why,' said l, they are applaudin'
us. You are the Desert Walt and L
am the Green Dragon OF the Plains.
They think we are in sort OF mas.
querade rigl'
"I'm sure Pm not said she.
"'No matter, said /; they think So,
on account of your hair covering You
ike mantle.
"She was pleased, and after that we
fairly flew. Never had danced so be-
fore; / seemed on steel springs. l got
so excited bout the sensation we were
maxim that cut all kinds OF pigeon.
wings and fancy flourishes, inventin'
not few on the spur OF the moment
Z" 60 in, Green Dragon! and Clio
rious, nv Desert Waif' the felers on
the outside would holler, and then all
got out CT our way as we sailed ana
whirled up and down the hall. felt
myself heels over head in love with my
partner and determined to find out
whar she was goin' to, then follow her
out and court her from the word go.
rinally a couple of children came
waltzin' along. | thought it would be
q good trick to sling one OF my long,
green legs, circus fashion, over the lit
tie couple.
~ tried it, and heard somethingrip.
You can guess what had happened. L
left that hall on the wing-left, run
ming like kiotee.
'As / left heard behind me hun
dred yells OF Hi, the Green DragonP
Stop the Green Dragon' Whoa, the
Green Dragon! he has stampeded!
"But the Green Dragon did not
stop. He had business elsewhere
about that time. The Green Dragon
had an indistinct recollection OF hay.
in jumped over the heads OF several
people, half dozen oxen and a wag-
on or two, but he did not stop till he
crawed into the shelter OF O friendly
tent up in the town. So ended my
first ball in California, and don't
know as have ever sot eyes on man,
woman or child that was thar from
that day to this"
Guess you have" said an old chap
among the listeners. 81 was thar and
seed the whole performance. 1t was
my oldest gal you was a-dancin' with.
Her man has one OF the biggest cattle
ranches in California. Kate don't
dance much these times; but even now
though she's fifty-two, put her on a
boss aud she'll outrde the wind"
1.-THE little gal you tried to swing
your leg over" SAID another old cock,
twas my child, and she's now the wife
OF Senator VS., of California"
81 am the very man that gave you
those green baize drawers" said
another OF the party. Remembered
you as soon as you mentioned what
happened out there on the Hum.
boldt."
Wonderful, wonderful" cried Bud;
then turning to an "Old Boy" sitting
near, he said: "And what are your"
"Blamedfno," said the man ad-
dressed. II guess must a-bin the
Injun that traded you the mecca
sins"